{"product_id":"9780241723616","title":"Voices of the Fallen Heroes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthors: Yukio Mishima, Stephen Dodd, Jeffrey Angles, Tomoko Aoyama, Stephen Dodd, Paul McCarthy, John Nathan, Hannah Osborne, Juliet Winters Carpenter \u0026amp; Oliver White\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945) | Short stories | Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of the 'Penguin Modern Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 272 pages \u003cbr\u003e196mm x 130mm x 18mm | 200g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'These stories are waves of fury, desire and delicious cruelty, always kissed by beauty and death'  Mariana Enríquez  A new selection of lyrically haunting 1960s short stories, from a Japanese literary iconA writer is seized by apocalyptic visions, a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church, and a séance brings forth the reproachful spirits of the military dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Voices of the Fallen Heroes, stark autobiography contrasts with pure horror, and the tenderness of first love cedes to obsession, heartbreak and deathly beauty. In one tale, Mishima recounts the true story of the time a deranged fan broke into his home at dawn. Elsewhere, a beautiful youth achieves eternal life through violent murder, and an ill-matched couple seal their fate with a pack of cards, tangled in the web of time and unfulfilled desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable in English for the first time, and carefully selected by expert translators, these captivating stories are the perfect introduction to Mishima's work, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56494772027767,"sku":"9780241723616","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780241723616.jpg?v=1767961820","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780241723616","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}